The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
THE CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
The Gallatin County Club victorious-An In
teresting Game.
THREE FORKS, Aug. 12, 1887.

A novel and, for Montana, an unusual,
sporting event took place at Three Forks
commencing on the 18th inst, and con-
%tinuing through the two following days,
This was a series of cricket matches be.
tween the Gallatin County Cricket Club
and the Butte Cricket Club. On Friday
the full team of the Gallatin county club
met and played a friendly game or prac.
tice match between the cast and west
sides of the mountains, the result being
a very decided victory for the east side
eleven, the score standing respectively
at 233 for the east side and 81 for the
west side. In the evening a dance was
given in which q large number of The
visitors and inhabitants of the immedi-
ate neighborhood tripped the light fam
tastic toe until 4 q. m. Saturday. A much
larger number had been expected, but
haying and harvesting, which is being
prosecuted vigorously all along the val
ley, prevented quite a number from be-
ing present, who otherwise would have
been.
On Saturday noon the Butte team ar
rived and at 1920 the Gallatin captain
having o the toss, the visitors took
the field. ii. Hart and Wilson being
the first to handle the willow for the
home team, Casey and Newell bowling
for Butte. Wilson did not last long,
however, as after a neat cnt for 2 he was
bowled by Casey in the first over. The
next man at the hat was J. Hart, in
whom the hopes of the home club were
centered, but he unfortunately vas
bowled the third hall by Casey. Nichol-
son followed, but was also dismissed for
., Casey again being the executioner.
Lowndes now joined ii. Hart and it
looked as though a stand would be made
here, but Newell hera got his first wick
ct, Hart being clean bowled by him.
Major Ameotts was the next batter, hut
he speedily fell a victim to Casey's de-
ceitiul underhands, and things began to
look blue for the home club. Huganin
followed and began what promised to be
a prcttilv played innings, when he was
given out !. b. W. Kimber then took the
bat and after a well played innings for 7
runs was bowled by Newell. Hooper
after contributing . was c. and b.. by
Newell, and Davis added l to the score
The eleven being disposed of for the
small total of 40 runs, Holder carrying
ont his bat.
The visitors wers very jubilant, but
the old adage that "A games never lost
until it's won" was never more fully ex-
empliiied than in the present instance
as the eleven were disposed of for 10
ruus in forty minutes, without any bat
ting worthy of remark.
This put the Gallatin county boys in
excellent spirits again and in the second
innings, by cool playing, they piled up
10; ]. Hart being responsible for 90; II.
Nicholson, II +. Holder, Is, and all the
Others SCORING hut one man. There is
no lnnbt hut that in the first innings
the boys were nervous and somewhat
afraid of Casey's bowling, and it must
be admitted that his bowling is hard to
play but the second innings clearly
demonstrated that n little practice and
studying of his form will enable the Gal
latsn boys TO give a good account of
themselves whenever they meet again.
The Butte boys now assayed the task
of rubbing off l02 runs, that being the
number required to tie their opponents;
but the result again showed that they
were clearly overmatched. only one
MIN tu. putIerJ getr1ng INTO double fig-
ures, and four men being disposed of
without contributing to the score, the
last wicket falling for 80 runs. The field
ing on both sides was excellent, Huga-
min, Lowndes, Major Amcotts and KIM
Der making several fine plays for the
home team and Hancock, +. Butler.
Goodale and Trull for the visitors; but
in bowlers the home team was decided
ly the strongest, ii. Nicholson, Major
Amcotts and ii. Hart all bowling better
than the average and several others be-
ing held in reserve. The following is
the score